Custom theater in a Honolulu high rise.

The owner of this beautiful condo, overlooking the beach and downtown Honolulu, needed an enjoyable place to watch TV and still enjoy the view. Where there is a will, there is a way. We decided to mount the TV on this pillar but did not want it to look like a TV just hung on the wall. The solution...build out the sheet rock 3" into the room and create a recess just big enough for the TV. The idea is to look more like a picture on the wall. This is a 50" plasma TV with a 5.1 surround sound system, all with Niles speakers. The sub woofer is built into the wall on the lower right side of the TV around the corner. Inside this beautiful cabinet is an Onkyo surround receiver, blu-ray player, cable box, iPod dock and an X-Box360. All of this is controlled by 1 universal remote.

One of the obstacles in a condo is that usually there is a concrete floor and ceiling and this one also has glass on 2 sides. This makes installing rear speakers challenging. The bonus here was that the owner was remodelling and replacing carpet with tile. While the floor was bare, I laid the needed wiring on the floor from the front wall to the back and the tile installers just poured the floor leveling compound right over the wires. The client picked out this unique cabinet to house the equipment. We removed the back completely and I made a few modifications inside to house all of the equipment and run the wires. This is a beautiful, clean installation and the owner can enjoy the view and fabulous entertainment at the same time!.